Samyak promotes gender sensitivity through workshops, graphic design classes, film festivals curated around gender issues, and awareness campaigns targeted at young boys, adolescents and grown men. Continue Reading The New Men of India Redefining Manhood
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If we only approach men and boys from the perspective of their vulnerability, we may exacerbate their blind spot, shielding them from developing an understanding of the privileges patriarchy affords them. Continue Reading Men: Recognize Your Privilege, Not Just Your Vulnerability
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A group of young men stare intently at the screen of a tablet computer balanced on a tripod jerry-rigged with a piece of wood. The men, aged 25 to 35, are all members of the Baiga tribe of Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India. In the past they have come together as budding activists to talk about getting legal rights to the forest they live in and depend on. Today they are talking about something significantly more challenging to their sense of self: patriarchy. Continue Reading Dismantling Patriarchy in the Heart of India
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How is it that there is an exception in India’s rape laws that allows sex without consent—rape—if...
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By Shannon Philip As a young boy growing up in India, I went to an all-boys school. Sports and...
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Men and Boys for Gender Justice At the second MenEngage Global Symposium (November 10–13, 2014),...
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By Madhu Kushwahadd Modern nation-states have long used education to control discussions of...
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